- 76% of respondents agree with the policies under Objective 3 while 15% hold a neutral view of these policies
- 9% of respondents disagree with the policies under Objective 3
- The largest proportion of respondents who disagree with the policies under Objective 3 disagree with Policy 12 (6%)
- The most common reason for disagreeing with Policy 12 is that respondents feel car ownership in Portsmouth needs to be reduced first before public transport services are increased, as it will cause more congestion in the city
- Respondents also mention that buses need to be more affordable than they are currently. They explain that if the prices didn’t go down, improvements to the bus services wouldn’t matter, as they wouldn’t see the bus as an affordable travel option
Objective 3: Disagreement with the policies
Summary
Agreement with Objective 3
Base: Objective 3 – Transforming public transport (713)
For full wording of the policies see the table below.
The following chart shows the level of agreement that respondents have with policies under objective 3 and then the percentage of respondents who disagree with each policy under the ‘transforming public transport’ objective. 76% of respondents agree, 15% hold a neutral view and 9% disagree with policies under objective 3 – ‘transforming public transport’. Of those who disagree with policies under objective 3, 6% of respondents disagree with “Policy 12: Prioritise local bus services over general traffic to make journeys by public transport quicker and more reliable and support demand-responsive transport services”. 3% of respondents disagree with “Policy 11: Develop a rapid transit network that connects key locations in the city with South East Hampshire, and facilitates future growth”. 2% of respondents disagree with “Policy 14: Work with public transport operators to deliver integrated, efficient and affordable services promoting local and regional connectivity”. 2% of respondents disagree with “Policy 13: Deliver high quality transport interchanges, stations and stops”. Finally, 2% of respondents disagree with none of the policies.
Objective 3: Respondents reasons for disagreeing with each policy
*Caution, small base
| Policies | Reasons | Base |
|---|---|---|
| Policy 11: Develop a rapid transit network that connects key locations in the city with South East Hampshire, and facilitates future growth | This has been proposed before and did not work This requires a lot of resources | 16* |
| Policy 12: Prioritise local bus services over general traffic to make journeys by public transport quicker and more reliable and support demand-responsive transport services | Local bus services need to be affordable Car ownership has to be reduced first | 41 |
| Policy 13: Deliver high quality transport interchanges, stations and stops | There is already enough | 13* |
| Policy 14: Work with public transport operators to deliver integrated, efficient and affordable services promoting local and regional connectivity | This needs to be affordable | 15* |
